TRs new rule - after the nolf injury
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Jammenz can be quite funny
Don't disagree with his conclusion, but saying that holding a foot is the same as grabbing a shoe is like saying a tight waist is the same as grabbing a singlet.
I see a lot of posters on various boards saying that Nolf caused this injury to himself . I am not saying VanBrill did anything dirty or malicious but I think people need to watch the video a little closer ... the whole scramble is nothing we haven’t seen many times but if you watch,just prior to the point of injury VanBrill sits straight up on his hips ... he has the ankle and takes it up and against the natural way a knee is meant to bend ... which is where you actually see Nolf knee pop ...AGAIN .. I don’t mean it like VanBrill tried to intentional hurt Nolf ... wrestlers are trained to hold positions and make the other wrestler ‘give’ ... the ref is responsible to be tuned into PD calls ... I just don’t see that ‘Nolf did this to himself’
They can ban the bow and arrow the day after nationals.
Let's just eliminate all attacks below the waist to be safe. I cant imagine how that ref would intepret a foot grab when he couldn't even figure out the headgear issue.
I would recommend listening to what Cael said tonight on the radio.
And re. the Foley tweet, and responses, sounds good on the surface. Another rule that would make the referee's job more challenging, though? Can imagine the discussions about where the foot ends and the ankle begins. Impossible to call consistently, imo.
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I actually agree with Jammenz here. Freestyle is borderline unwatchable and seems completely arbitrary in the application (ie shot clock).
I think that having a 5 count start as soon as a foot is grabbed by hand (this does not include trapping it at the elbow or wrist where you are not actually twisting the foot) could eliminate some of the PD elements and defensive stalling.
This makes sense and seems more reasonable than outright banning a body part.
OTOH one of Cael's long running complaints about officiating is that their job is too complex with so many things to watch for in a match. Not sure which side of the line any of this would fall on.
And frankly not sure it's all that urgent. Jason is a very high profile injury and regrettable but how many of them are there, that justifies any rule change?
